12 Destination Museums Worth Planning Your Next Trip Around

A collective term referring to the artistic works, Pontifical Villas and Gardens, archaeological areas, and Apostolic Palace rooms located in Vatican City, the Vatican Museums catalogs an archive of cultural acquisitions and commissions made by popes starting with Nicholas V (1447-1455) and Alexander VI (1492-1503). This includes more than 25 rooms, galleries, chapels, and museums, as well as the Sistine Chapel and its notable ceiling mural, painted by Michelangelo.